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Abbeywood First School

URN
142541
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Abbeywood First School
URN
142541
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-9
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

71 / 100

Strong

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

60

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#71 of 140 schools in Worcestershire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Abbeywood First School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Abbeywood First School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework

A more recent ungraded monitoring visit was published on 17 March 2025: Standards maintained. The outcomes below are from the latest full graded inspection.

Full inspection published
12 May 2020
Inspection date
25 February 2020
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 12 May 2020

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 12 May 2020

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

36

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

58

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

36

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.61×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Worcestershire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Worcestershire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.abbeywoodschool.org.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

B98 9LR - Wood Piece Lane, Church Hill, Redditch, Worcestershire

Contact details

Address
Wood Piece Lane, Church Hill, Redditch, Worcestershire
Postcode
B98 9LR
Phone
1527962794
Website
www.abbeywoodschool.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Worcestershire
Local authority code
885

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 600 schools in Worcestershire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

600

Open schools

277

Closed schools

323

Primary schools

342

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 12 May 2020

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 12 May 2020

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 12 May 2020

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 12 May 2020

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    17 March 202512 February 2025-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 17 March 2025
    12 May 202025 February 2020S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 12 May 2020
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      17 March 2025
      Inspected
      12 February 2025
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report
    • Good

      Published
      12 May 2020
      Inspected
      25 February 2020
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    62.1%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 36

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    70

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary342 (57.1%)
    • Secondary70 (11.7%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other187 (31.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Redditch, Ravens Bank First School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Abbeywood First School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Church Hill Middle School42 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Church Hill Middle School42 mMiddle deemed secondaryOpen
    Redditch, St John Fisher Catholic First School278 mPrimaryClosed
    Redditch, Marlfield Farm First School539 mPrimaryClosed
    Moons Moat First School649 mPrimaryOpen
    Beoley First School936 mPrimaryOpen
    Beoley First School936 mPrimaryClosed
    The Corner House School (Chs)1.1 kmNot applicableClosed
    • Redditch, Ravens Bank First School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbeywood First School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Church Hill Middle School
      Distance
      42 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Church Hill Middle School
      Distance
      42 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Worcestershire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abberley Parochial VC Primary SchoolPrimaryWR6 6AAOpen
    Abbey Park Primary SchoolPrimaryWR10 1DFOpen
    Abbeywood First SchoolPrimaryB98 9LRClosed
    Areley Common First SchoolPrimaryDY13 0LHClosed
    Areley King's Windmill First SchoolPrimaryDY13 0ELClosed
    • Abberley Parochial VC Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WR6 6AA
      Status
      Open
    • Abbey Park Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WR10 1DF
      Status
      Open
    • Abbeywood First School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B98 9LR
      Status
      Closed
    • Areley Common First School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DY13 0LH
      Status
      Closed
    • Areley King's Windmill First School
    Redditch, St John Fisher Catholic First School
    Distance
    278 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Redditch, Marlfield Farm First School
    Distance
    539 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Moons Moat First School
    Distance
    649 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Beoley First School
    Distance
    936 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Beoley First School
    Distance
    936 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Corner House School (Chs)
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    DY13 0EL
    Status
    Closed